New Gear Alert: Avid’s S1 and S4 Controllers, Focusrite Acquires ADAM, Plasma Coil Pedal by Third Man Hardware & More

Avid expands control surface line to support smaller format applications.

With a focus on small facilities and project studios, Avid releases the S1 and S4 control surfaces.

Avid has unveiled two new audio control surfaces—the S4 and S1—for professionals at smaller facilities and project studios.

The S4 brings the power and workflows of Avid’s industry-leading Pro Tools | S6 control surface to budget-conscious audio professionals and small- to mid-size music and audio post facilities, in an ergonomic and more compact package. The S1 delivers the unparalleled speed, rich visual feedback, and software integration of Avid’s high-end consoles in a portable, slimline surface that’s an easy fit for any space or budget.

The Avid S4 and S1 will be available in late 2019.

Focusrite announces the acquisition of ADAM Audio.

The Focusrite Group welcomes ADAM Audio with promises for continued creative freedom to further their heritage of cutting edge design and innovation.

The Focusrite Group, which comprises the Focusrite, Focusrite Pro, Novation, and Ampify Music brands, has announced the acquisition of leading studio monitor company, ADAM Audio GmbH of Berlin, Germany.

This is the first acquisition for The Focusrite Group since going public in 2014; a clear demonstration of their careful consideration around which brands should join in the Group’s mission to­­­­­ “Remove Barriers to Creativity”.

The Focusrite Group has stated that initial focus is squarely on ensuring ADAM Audio has all the necessary freedom and autonomy to continue their lifetime story of technological innovations. ADAM Audio will continue to operate out of their main offices in Berlin.

Third Man Records’ “Third Man Hardware” announces the Plasma Coil guitar pedal.

Third Man Hardware and Gamechanger Audio collaborate to deliver the Plasma Coil guitar pedal.

Third Man Hardware is excited to announce their newest pedal, The Plasma Coil, a special version of the Plasma Pedal created by Gamechanger Audio and Third Man Records.

At The Plasma Coil’s heart is GCA’s innovative High Voltage Distortion technology that expresses audio signal as a series of electrical discharges. It takes high voltage distortion to new heights by adding multiple octaver-style circuits, and an additional effects footswitch that can be toggled as latching or momentary.

Check out an introductory video to the Plasma Coil here.

The high voltage distortion and octave effect pedal—which Jack White is currently using in his rig on tour with The Raconteurs—is available in standard edition black and special edition yellow (while supplies last), exclusively at Third Man’s online and physical stores now, priced at $350 ($375 for the limited edition model).

Moog x Ableton: Watch 5 new Synthesizer videos from the Moog Demo Library.

Moog Music demonstrates powerful integration with their synths and Ableton’s coming CV Tools Pack.

Moog Music has released 5 new video tutorials showcasing Ableton’s upcoming CV Tools Pack, a collection of 10 Max for Live devices that generate or receive analog control voltage.

Using CV Tools and a semi-modular Moog Synthesizer, Moog Music shows you how to quickly and easily synchronize, modulate, trigger, and play your modular hardware synthesizer with Ableton Live, opening new portals to creativity and expressive sound design.

With these videos, you can learn to: Modulate your synth with CV Tools, build a synth drum rack using CV Tools, calibrate Ableton’s CV Tools to your synth, play your synth from Push using CV Tools, and learn how to Tempo Sync your synth with Ableton Using CV Tools.

Watch the newly released videos here.

ESI Audiotechnik announces the U22 XT cosMik Set is out now.

ESI’s U22 XT cosMik Set includes everything you need to craft a pro recording right out of the box—including powerful software offerings from Bitwig & more.

ESI’s U22 XT cosMik Set is a powerful studio recording bundle, providing everything you need to make professional quality recordings with your PC or Mac.

Consisting of the U22 XT USB audio interface, the cosMik 10 condenser microphone, and the powerful eXtra 10 monitoring headphones, this bundle was created to be the center of the home studio. Monitoring can be done with the included dynamic studio headphones.

The U22 XT cosMik Set ships with a powerful software package, including Bitwig Studio 8-Track, Deckadance LE v2 from Stanton, and inTone 2 ESI Edition by Audified.

For further information, including pricing, click here.

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